219 results for: Eating and Drinking
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Couple in booth at Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Here, Smith photographs a smiling couple in a booth at…
ID Number:2014.49.16.022.01
Date:1945
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Group at a table at the Basin Streen nightclub, Seattle, December 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed a group of men and…
ID Number:2014.49.16.036.12
Date:1945
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Bar at the Rocking Chair nightclub, Seattle, March 23, 1946
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.The Rocking Chair, on 14th Avenue near Yesler Way, featured…
ID Number:2014.49.16.040.11
Date:1946
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Woman sitting at table at the Basin Street nightclub, Seattle, September 1945
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed an unidentified woman seated alone…
ID Number:2014.49.16.051.01
Date:1945
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Two servicemen sitting at a bar, Seattle, circa 1945
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the Jackson Street area nightclubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints. Here, Smith photographs two US Navy servicemen enjoying drinks at a nightclub bar. A slip of paper filed with the negative identifies one of the men as Lafayette Beech. The location…
ID Number:2014.49.16.095.03
Date:Circa 1945
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Frank Russo's Wine Store, Seattle, March 9, 1949
Seven unidentified men stand inside one of Frank Russo's Over the Top Beverage Stores. In 1949, Russo owned one store at 414 Main Street and another at 107 Washington Street.
ID Number:2014.49.018.020.0042
Date:1949
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Bartenders and patrons at the Italian Club, Seattle, circa 1950
Joe Smith (foreground) and another bartender fix drinks for guests at the Italian Club. The club was located at 1902 Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. Captiion information source: Polk's Seattle City Directory, 1951.
ID Number:2014.49.018.025.0057
Date:Circa 1950
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Group of Basin Street nightclub patrons around a table, Seattle, May 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed a man in uniform and…
ID Number:2014.49.050.069.02
Date:1944
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Hills Brothers Barbeque, Seattle, 1953
In 1953, Al Smith photographed Robert L. Hills (at right) and his brother, Zebedee, in front of their Hills Brothers BBQ in the Central District. According to the Smith family, the barbecue stand served sweet potato pie, spicy sauce on smoked ribs, and white bread and butter through the 1990s.
ID Number:2014.49.091.009.05
Date:1953
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Two children sitting on car in front of Hills Bros. BBQ, Seattle, circa 1953
Run by brothers Robert and Zeb Hill, Hill's Bros. BBQ opened in 1952 in a small wooden building on 21st Avenue between East Cherry and East Jefferson streets in Seattle's Central Area. Here, Al Smith photographs Robert Hill's sons, Robert (left) and Zebedee, sitting on a Crosley automobile in front of Hill's Bros. BBQ. According to the Smith family, the…
ID Number:2014.49.092.015.01
Date:Circa 1953